Vietnam - England: a couple of quick questions
Hey,
I've been scouring the forum for a while trying to get answers to as many of my questions as possible, there are a few outstanding so I'm hoping some helpful people here will be able to help me out.
Basically, my girlfriend and I are looking at buying some bikes in Vietnam (either a couple of Minsks or small Yamahas we think?) and riding them home. We've never riden bikes in the UK though we've been exploring Thailand (where we are now) on them. We realise that this will be a massive (and perhaps foolhardy) effort, but you only live once, right?
- Getting the bike into England?
What's the score with rocking up to Dover on a bike you've bought elsewhere? Would we need to register it? Perform an MoT at the port? Would they turn us away?
- What spare parts would it be a good idea to buy before we set off?
Any quick guidance (or a link to somewhere that I might have missed so far) would be great.
- Potential cost?
If anyone has done a similar trip in the past and can indicate a 'ball-park figure' that would be appreciated.
- China
A well-covered topic on the forum I know, but has anyone sucessfully managed to buy a bike in 'Nam and ride it into China?
Thanks in advance for your help, if you need more info please feel free to ask!
Thanks again,
Adam.
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